self-government
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Danes returning after the war found a population that wanted self-government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
That isn’t the conduct of a movement preparing for responsible self-government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
The opposing argument begins with a simple intuition: In a society defined by self-government, as America is, there is no such thing as citizenship without consent.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
Greenland is an autonomous Danish dependent territory with self-government and its own parliament.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
The foundation of self-government was that all men were free to voice their opinions and equal in their value as citizens.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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